Refuse receptacle



p 22, 1964 s. c. LEVY 3,149,809

REFUSE RECEPTACLE Filed Jan. 29, 1962 United States Patent Office3,l49,8fi9 Patented Sept. '22, 1964 3,149,809 REFUSE RECEPTACLE SolomonCecil Levy, 174 Holder Hill Road, London, England Filed Jan. 29, 1962,Ser. No. 169,550 Claims priority, application Great Britain Feb. 16,1961 1 Claim. (Cl. 24899) This invention concerns improvements in orrelating to refuse containers or receptacles.

It is one object of the present invention to provide a refuse receptacleframe to which a disposable refuse bag may be readily attached so thatthe bag is slung beneath the frame. Another object of the presentinvention is to provide a refuse receptacle comprising an annular framemember to which a disposable refuse bag is readily detachably secured.

The conventional refuse container, e.g. a dustbin, is difficult orimpossible to clean satisfactorily when emptied, with the result that inpractice it is frequently allowed to become ins-anitary and evilsmelling. Moreover, such refuse containers are often placed in positionsin which cats and dogs may remove their lids and get at the contentsthereof.

It will beappreciated however that these disadvantages may be overcomeby employing a disposable refuse bag and by fixing a supporting frametherefor in a position in which the bag which it supports will not beaccessible to domestic animals.

Preferably a lid for the bag is carried by frame support means and thelatter may comprise at least one substantially S-shaped bracket. Thus aframe member may be secured to two substantially S-shaped brackets whichare spaced from each other.

The lid is preferably secured to hinges which are carried by strutssecured to the brackets.

The term annular is used in this specification in a broad sense to meanany generally ring-like shape having a continuous periphery surroundinga central opening, irrespective of whether this central opening iscircular or not. Indeed it is preferred that the frame member issubstantially rectangular in plan.

The invention is illustrated, merely by way of example,

in the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIGURE 1 is a front perspective view from above of a frame according tothe present invention,

FIGURES 2 and 3 are respectively an underneath plan and a rear elevationof the frame shown in FIGURE 1, and

FIGURE 4 is a section taken on the line 4--4 of FIG- URE 3 and showing adisposable refuse bag in chain line stretched over and supported by thesaid frame.

Referring to the drawings, a frame comprises an annular metallic framemember 10 which is substantially rectangular in plan and which issecured to a pair of spaced apart downwardly extending S-shapedcantilever brackets 11. The Walls of the frame member 10 are planar andparallel to the longitudinal axis of the frame member 10. Each of thebrackets 11 has a vertically extending lower portion 12 having a hole 13therein through which may be passed a screw (not shown) which serves tosecure the portion 12 against a vertical wall or the like (not shown) sothat the frame member 10 is spaced above ground level. Each of thebrackets 11 also has an upper vertically extending portion 14 which issecured to the inner surface of the annular frame member 10 and isconnected to the lower portion 12 by a horizontal portion 15 whichserves to maintain the annular frame member 10 in an horizontal positionspaced from the said wall. The upper portions 14 may be either Welded orriveted to the frame member 10.

Welded to each of the horizontal portions 15 of the brackets 11 is avertically extending strut 18 which, when the apparatus is fixed againstthe said wall, is closely spaced from the latter. Each of the struts 18supports a hinge 20. A lid 21 for the frame member 10 is connected tothe two hinges 20. The lid 21 may be made of wood, hardboard, syntheticresin or other material. For improved neatness in appearance, each hinge20 may be secured to the inner facing surfaces of the strut 18 and lid21, rather than to the outer facing surfaces as illustrated in thefigures.

It will be seen that the connections of the brackets 11 to the framemember 10 are such that the outwardly facing annular surface of theframe member 10 is freely upstanding and terminates in a free upper rimof the frame member. In order to attach a disposable refuse bag 22 tothe frame, the bag is passed through the interior of the frame member10, and its mouth is folded back round the outwardly facing annularsurface of the frame member, the folded back mouth of the refuse bagbeing so dimensioned as naturally to make a tight frictional fit roundsaid outwardly facing annular surface, so that the refuse bag isfrictionally supported by the frame member.

The bag may be made for example of paper, foil or other material whichmay be burned, or which may be non-stretchable, or it may be made of asynthetic resin material e.g. a resiliently stretchable plastic materialsuch as polythene. A. disposable refuse bag made for example ofpolythene sheeting will be so dimensioned as to require to be stretchedin order to fold it round said outwardly facing annular surface.

The lid 21 is adapted, when in its closed position, to cover the mouthof the bag which is being held open by the frame member 10.

It will be appreciated that the vertical dimension of the frame member10 is selected so as to provide adequate frictional support for adisposable refuse bag of the kind intended to be used with the framemember. This frictional support may of itself be sufiicient to hold thebag clear of the ground, when the bag is filled with normal domesticrefuse, especially when the bag is made of resiliently stretchablematerial with which greater frictional support for the bag can beobtained. It will be noted that no additional bag attachment devicessuch as clips or annular clamps are provided on the frame shown in thedrawings, which enables the frame to be manufactured cheaply.

The distance between each of the struts 18 and the frame member 10 issuch as to enable the mouth of the bag to be folded back easily by handover the outwardly facing surface of the frame member 10.

I claim:

A refuse receptacle comprising an annular frame member which issubstantially rectangular in plan, the walls of the frame member beingplanar and parallel to the longitudinal axis thereof; said frame memberbeing secured to a pair of spaced apart downwardly extending S-shapedcantilever brackets; each of the brackets having a vertically extendinglower portion for connection of the bracket to a vertical support meansfor spacing the frame member above ground; said brackets permitting theframe member to be outwardly facing and freely upstanding, terminatingin a free upper rim; said brackets having an upper vertically extendingportion secured to the inner surface of the annular frame member andconnected to the lower portion by a horizontal portion which serves tomaintain the annular frame member in a horizontal position spaced fromsaid vertical support means; each of said brackets having a verticallyextending strut secured to said horizontal portion; said strut beingadapted to be closely spaced from said vertical support means; eachstrut supporting a hinge means and a lid portion for the annular framemember aifixed thereto; a disposable refuse bag having an open mouth;the mouth of said bag passing through the interior of said frame memberand said mouth being folded back round the outwardly facing annularsurface of the frame member; the folded back mouth of the refuse bagbeing so dimensioned as naturally to make a tight frictional fit roundsaid outwardly facing annular surface, the vertical dimension of saidframe member providing adequate frictional support for said disposablerefuse bag.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTSJohnson Dec. 17, 1895 Craig Feb. 6, 1917 Gosselin Nov. 24, 1936 MayhewMay 12, 1953 Manville Mar. 23, 1959 Kaplan July 14, 1959 Barber et a1Dec. 15, 1959 Sederquist July 4, 1961

